Little data exists on the millions of Americans who own and lease agricultural land but do not farm it themselves. That segment is known as non-operator landowners, or NOLs, and many of them are women. In 2018 American Farmland Trust began surveying NOLs across the country to gain knowledge and understanding of who these non-landowner operators are, their thinking and the philosophy about agriculture and how they interact with the farmers they work with as far as agreements, conservation other farming practices go. On the next Our Ohio Weekly, hear about some of the results of this survey.

Guest - Dr. Gabrielle Roesch-McNally, director of American Farmland Trust’s Women for the Land initiative.